Senior Residential Worker

Overview

You will play a key role in supporting the team to deliver outstanding support to children and young people accessing short breaks. Central to the role is the ability to develop a trusting relationship with children, young people and their support network. Part of this dynamic role you will be responsible for writing care plans, risk assessments, behaviour support plans and health care plans as well as supporting the children and young people in all aspects of care helping them to gain new experiences and skills.

You will work on a rota basis to support the children and young people who access overnight stays at Ladies Lane. You will be providing personal care and physical and emotional support to our young people with complex needs, including physical disabilities, severe learning disabilities and autism. You will support the team to operate a fun, safe and positive overnight provision for the children and young people.

Provide personal care and physical and emotional support to children and young people with complex needs, including physical disabilities, severe learning disabilities and autism on a rota basis; write and maintain care plans, risk assessments, behaviour support plans and health care plans; support children and young people in gaining new experiences and skills; operate a safe, fun and positive overnight provision;

liaise effectively with other agencies, professionals, families and young people; manage time flexibly across a range of settings on a rota basis and weekend working.

• A relentless passion and ability to work with vulnerable children who have complex needs.
• You will be flexible, dynamic, persistent, and resilient and operate within a defined culture and intervention practice model and adopt a solution focussed and restorative approach.
• Experience of working with children and young people with complex and challenging behaviours.
• Childcare qualification NVQ 3 or equivalent or a willingness to work towards this.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills including effective recording and report writing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate good childcare practice in your own direct work/interventions.
• Ability to demonstrate good IT skills.
• Desire to pursue continual professional development.
• Knowledge of policy, regulations and law relating to the care of children and young people including Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Liaise effectively with other agencies, professionals, families, and young people.
• Able to demonstrate risk management and assessment skills.
• Have time management skills and the ability to work flexibly across a range of settings on a rota basis and weekend working.
• Good motivation skills, personal resilience, and the ability to develop this in young people.
• Able to demonstrate problem solving skills and the ability to find innovative solutions.
• Good communication, interpersonal and advocacy skills.

Ladies Lane is a dynamic, well‐established team who provide short breaks to children and young people between 4 and 18 years who have complex needs and learning difficulties. Ladies Lane is a 4‑bedded purpose‑built registered children's home based in Wigan. We offer overnight stays which enable our children and young people to have time away from their families, make friendships with their peers and enjoy new experiences.